A♥ 4♥ 10♠ J♦ + A♦ cut = 11 points

What the ace of diamonds contributes

Holding ace of hearts, 4 of hearts, ten of spades, jack of diamonds with the ace of diamonds as the cut scores 11 points in the hand.

Scoring combinations involving the ace of diamonds contribute 7 points. The remaining 4 points come from combinations entirely within the four held cards.

• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 4 of hearts, ten of spades — 2 points.
• fifteen: ace of diamonds, 4 of hearts, jack of diamonds — 2 points.
• Pair: ace of hearts, ace of diamonds — 2 points.
• his nob: jack of diamonds, ace of diamonds — 1 point.

Other available cuts of this rank: ace of clubs (10 points); ace of spades (10 points). The cut suit changes the score here because of a flush or nobs.

How this cut compares

For these four held cards, 46 possible cuts score less than 11, 2 score the same (including the ace of diamonds), and 0 score more.

Across all 48 possible cut cards, the score ranges from 4 to 11 points, averaging 6.67 points. This comparison treats every card outside the four-card hand as equally likely; it does not exclude known discards or other seen cards.